Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
: 7.ln Nhr Ia -nIaF YIN I77'7'- "
NAsu..tsrpS. pec. Is, 1881.

" Asfl.stGrOS. t'SN. 10, 1891.
Recognising that TART. reduction IL
: .ln,ost inevitable, both wings OF the
.lrn.cc.acN in the hous" are running "A
.aer. to 80. v !ich can FIRST name nii
uf the character. neutrality-suspicious.
IRE wariiy regarding each side, pre-
urr,a 70 taxi udvantagc compiication
that may cnsuc. with the purpose "a
abandoning their obstructive pohcN
and passing a tariff measure ui there
own. Thus. at present. there are no
les than ihre., tariff bills IN process oi
incubation Nj. Randalis heads the
list. upon the presumption tnni tie
carly hird catches the worm; the great
P.uts vlvania proiect,onlst proposes
a reduction oi $50, 900 oO IN the rev
rp,,e. to he about evenly divided ne
tween tariff md internal revenue iaN-
alton: the NAYS and means committee
will present, with Speaker Chrhsie
at,provnl. ~ till ma king a reduction OF
$40 600 600 in internal taxes and
proVidinc Tor :, very large Tree list.
In, republicans expect To offer II piil
,ularginu the free isi and removing
I'M. iut,lnnl revenu. lax on tobacco.
modifyin. the duty on wool AMI also
reducing the taxts on whisky; on the
u,,,stion of sugar there IL a dacided
conflict of OPINION. In fact. there APP
,,rars TO he an Observation-Disclosures
"a, views on .ne tariff issue between
i.as;ern AID Western republicans, the
hu.; 80 tirmarkation being qul'e as
p,rc,s,f,nle ~ in he ranks OF the don-
hmm ,nrty. What the result viii be
r. Is impossible 10 say. yet II seems
,L.t nil the signs ui the times
al, auspcious for tartf reform. Tor
he unlificia see the writing on the
vail aud they dare not wholly dis
t,nartl th. voive a.; the people. as
ururlnlnsrd in the president : messagc.
Al uf ~. senate committees have
l,ru organized. and that body u pro
r,,dins ni,L the work oi leeis'aiioh'
,u,h n. III, consideration of executive
uoniinn; ion-. many of them madedur-
me- th,. recess. and the re-u ERECTION
from dusty pi-oon hole, al 'li's 'ta'
l,v. been >lumllering for years. yet
With the seasons. or rathtf VII" nv
s,i,uto,inl sessions they continue to
come aud - With ulialling regularity
Most oi these rcreniilal tins are vi
worthy of mention. but lew hefil
Strrial roneidcrat ioa. 9mcE-tbe rum
l,.r the postal telegraph bill and TIN
lrpuosiiion 80 change the date of tb'
innii.uration OF the president iron
March /. to April 80. the day on
which the great Wa-hingi on assumed
'ir presidency of the infant republic
Regarding he former measure. tner'
j. much diversity of OPINION, ana y
win probably not I've numbered WIZ
tia. lavs of the land-thc chief oblec
tion being that il would 80 largely III
creme the patronage oil the govern
luent: IL H. also urged that such n Inv
would he II long stride toward "a NOR
centralized national power. Their
APPEARS to he little opposition to TIN
latter bill. except that 1t would need
iesslv change Gust ON that has, b'
long observance. become historical
with slight comp,nsa tlng advantages
n r -t7ryrrivt Tr,r.-- s@4A
probable that the change would apr
10 next Inauguration day, and herei
lies the danger to success oi the scheme
speaker Carlisle came down to til
iloor this week. called n colleague Z
tlip chair. and requested the house I
appoiit the committee on elections
this unusual course was taken Tor VI
rea. son that the speakers seat Is III
n.g contested. and he did not care I
.hoo.e his own judges. The result
the able>t committee on elections i'
years. with Mr.. Crisp. OF Georgia, IL
chairman, Mr.. Turner. the loin'
chairman. having declined the homo
Until all Of the regular committees al
appointed. the house cannot get Ialrl
ii work. the speaker is now engage
upon this task, but he hardly hop'
20 accomplish the undertaking beioi
the holidays.
The republican senators are makii
n great effort to defeat the confirms
ton of Mr.. Lamar for associate lu
ic. OF the supreme court, his ~
being the main objection against hin
for, after eight years service on II
bench. he could retire on n salary I
$1,000 II year, and those who ~
familiar with the INDECENT disposiilo
al the southern statesman. believe
would make the most OF his oppo
iuni'y.